Energy Sources Renewable and Nonrenewable

What are the benefits of renewable energy sources?

• Generating energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.

• reduces some types of air pollution.

• There are no benefits.

• They harm the environment.

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Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• Fossil fuels can only form millions of years ago. They cannot be formed again.

• They take millions of years to form.

• They are renewable.

Renewable energy sources are renewable because...

• They are naturally replaced.

• They never run out.

• has an endless supply

• Cannot be replaced.

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)

• coal

• wind

• solar

• nuclear

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What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that is made from ancient remains of plants and animals

• A resource that is being used faster than it can be replaced

• A resource that can be replaced by natural processes

• A resource with high energy density

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Solar energy

• Coal

• Wind energy

• Biomass energy

What is solar energy?

• Energy captured from the Earth's interior

• Energy captured by solar panels

• Energy captured by transforming the motion of air into electrical energy

• Energy produced from stored energy in organic matter

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What is wind energy?

• Energy captured by transforming the motion of running or falling water into electrical energy

• Energy captured from the Earth's interior

• Energy captured by solar panels

• Energy captured by transforming the motion of air into electrical energy

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What is hydroelectric energy?

• Energy produced from stored energy in organic matter

• Energy captured by transforming the motion of running or falling water into electrical energy

• Energy captured by solar panels

• Energy captured by transforming the motion of air into electrical energy

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